Means for automatically timing the spark for producing ignition in explosion-motors.



No. 867,715. .PATENTED JUNE 25. 1907.

A. E. BRILLIE.

MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY TIMING THE SPARK FOR PRODUGING IGNITION IN EXPLOSION MOTORS.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.Z4,1908.

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A. E. BRILLIE. MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY TIMING THE SPARK FOR PRODUCING IGNITION IN EXPLOSION MOTORS.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.24,1906.

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M Jmr UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

AUGUSTE ,EUGEN E BRILLIE, OF PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO SOOIETE AN ON YME DES AUTOMOBILES EUGEN E BRILLIE, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

N0. 857,715 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J une 25, 1907. Application filed December 24, 1906. Serial No- 349,227.

To on whom it may concern: ably sector shaped, to receive the projections Be it known that I, AUGUsTE EUGENE c c of the sleeve Z) and to permit such projec- BRILLIE, a citizen of France, residing at 60, j tions to be rotated therein within limits deoulevard Periere, Paris, F rance, have infined by the walls of the grooves or cut out vented new -and useful improvements in portions. It will be understood that the Means for Automatically Timing the Spark socket 6 forms the female member of the for Producing Ignition in Explosion-Motors, l coupling between the motor shaft and mag- -of which the following is a specification. neto igniter shaft.

he present invention relates to means Secured to or near the forward end of the for automatically timing the spark for promotor shaft d, is a disk 32, preferably of cirduomg ignition in explosion motors. cular form, and carrying upon the face dien the motor is working at low speed rected toward the magneto igmter a pair of or in starting the same the ignition should pawls or fingers, s, 8, pivoted upon the pins occur near the dead point of the piston stroke, f, f and having weighted extensions g, g,

and as the speed of the motor increases the preferably formed integrally therewith. To explosions or igmtions should be correspondthe lower end of each extension 9 is secured 7o ingly advanced. The object of the present one end of a retractile spring 7t or hthe other invention is to produce means for automaticend of which engages a pulley 7', secured to a a y accommodating the time of the spark stud 7r projecting outwardly from the face of production and consequent ignition or exthe disk p.

plosion to the speed of the motor. It will be understood that when the motor two forms of the invention are illustrated, Figure l is a side elevational view of a magneto i niter; Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the magneto armature shaft and its coupling member; Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the magneto igniter coupled to the motor shaft (the motor being omitted); Fig.

In the accompanying drawing wherein in Fig. 4. In starting the motor or when weighted extensions 9 will overcome the tenc c and thus causing the armature shaft a to modified form of the invention. J

In the drawing m indicates a magneto igassumed asbeing driven by means of a spin of the magneto igniter shaft .is dependent die the shaft a carries a sleeve 6 having pro- I upon the extent to which the fingers s s ride jections c 0, thus providing the male member up on the projections c c, the latter function of a con ling, the female member of which being governed by the/rate of rotation of the is carried by the motor shaft as hereinafter I shaft d. described. J In the form of invention illustrated in Figs. The motor shaft is designated in the draw- 5 to 7, the magneto igniter m, carries upon ing by the character d '(no motor being shown its armature spindle or shaft on the disk 29 hav as the same forms no cart of the present inl ing gear teeth out in its periphery through I0 vention) and is rovi ed at or near its free the medium of which theshaft a may be end with a rigid y secured socket e, having driven. t represents the sleeve having'the internal grooves or cut out portions, prefer projections c c and is carried by the motor shaft. The disk p carries the fingers s and other parts above described as held thereby and is grooved to receive the projections c c of the sleeve 1). The form of invention illustrated in'Figs. .5 to 7 is a virtual reversal of that shown in Figs. 1 to 4 and operates in substantially the same manner.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a magneto igniter provided with an armature shaft,of a sleeve thereon carrying projections, provided with a socket having grooves or cut out portions into which said projections are adapted to enter, and means acting upon said projections for advancing the armature shaft relatively to the motor shaft.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a magneto igniter pro vided with an armature shaft, of a sleeve on said shaft having projections formed thereon, a motorshaft carrying a socket having sector shaped grooves wherein the said rojections are adapted to enter and have imited rotary motion, and means engaging said projections to thereby advance the armature shaft relatively to the motor shaft upon rotation of the latter.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a magneto igniter proa motor shaft 7 said shaft having lateral projections,

vided with an armature shaft, of a sleeve car-.

ried by said shaft and having lateral projections, a motor shaft, a socket upon said 1110- tor shaft having grooves wherein the projections enter and have limited rotary motion, a disk carried by said motor shaft, and means carried by said disk for engaging said projections and advancing the armature shaft in a degree corresponding to the rate of rotation of said motor shaft.

1 l i l l l l 4. In a device of the character described, the combination with a magneto igniter provided with an armature shaft, of a sleeve on said shaft having lateral projections, a motor shalt provided with a sockethaving grooves into which said projections are ada ted enter, a disk rigidly secured to sai motor shaft, and weighted fingers pivoted to said disk, said fingers being adapted to engage said projections and advance the armature shaft relatively to the motor shaft in a devided with an armature shaft, of a sleeve on a motor said shaft having lateral projections,

a socket having grooves shaft provided with into which said projections are adapted to enter, a disk rigidly fixed upon sair motor shaft forward of said socket, a plurality of lingers pivoted upon said disk, weighted extensions formed integrally with said lingers, and retractile springs controlling said extensions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses AUGUSTE EUGENE 'BRILLIE.

Witnesses LoUIs GARDET, I'IANSON G Coxe. 

